Leotiomyceta represents all the filamentous ascomycete fungi (Pezizomycotina), excluding the classes Pezizomycetes and Orbiliomycetes. It is well supported in several studies comparing DNA sequences in fungi.[1][2] It has originally been proposed as a superclass[3] but later was proposed as a rankless taxon for any well supported group above class (together with Saccharomyceta, Dothideomyceta, and Sordariomyceta[4]). Rankless taxa do not strictly follow the rules for taxonomic classifications in plants and fungi (ICBN) and therefore these names are informal, although they appear to reflect natural groups.
| Leotiomyceta | |
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| Leotia viscosa found in West Lebanon, New Hampshire | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| (unranked): | Saccharomyceta |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| (unranked): | Leotiomyceta O.E. Erikss. & Winka 1997 |
| Unranked taxa and classes | |
References
edit- ^ James, Timothy Y.; et al. (2006). "Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny". Nature. 443 (7113): 818–822. Bibcode:2006Natur.443..818J. doi:10.1038/nature05110. PMID 17051209. S2CID 4302864.
- ^ Spatafora, J. W.; et al. (2006). "A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina". Mycologia. 98 (6): 1018–1028. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.1018. PMID 17486977.
- ^ Eriksson OE, Winka K, 1997. Supraordinal taxa of Ascomycota. Myconet 1, 1–16.
- ^ Schoch, C.L.; Wang, Z.; Townsend, J.P.; Spatafora, J.W. (2009). "Geoglossomycetes cl. Nov., Geoglossales ord. Nov. and taxa above class rank in the Ascomycota Tree of Life". Persoonia – Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 22: 129–138. doi:10.3767/003158509x461486. PMC 2776753. PMID 19915689.
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